Route,How do you pronounce it?

[Deleted]

Root

Now don't get me started on Al u min num

[DechCJC]

root from Ireland.

[Skelington]

Root.
'Rowt' always sounded funny.

[Shruikah]

Root

Now don't get me started on Al u min num

We say root in Australia,

also

Aluminium haha

[StationaryHawk]

I pronounce it "root" and I'm Canadian.

[brown]

"rowt". its a "rowt"er not a "root"er

[Stanton Biston]

I bet you call a router a raowter instead of a rooter though.

And rowt would be said the rote.

[lakhesis]

Route = root
Rout (as in "a disorganised retreat") = rowt

And router = rowter.

To me anyway.

(<-- australian btw)

[Fresh]

To be perfectly honest, I say both and it depends on who I am around lol. Root when I respect the people I am with or giving a speech, Rowt with a more comfortable atmosphere.

[Nak]

I say it as "root".

[Mindark]

Route = root
Rout (as in "a disorganised retreat") = rowt

And router = rowter.

To me anyway.

(<-- australian btw)

What about traceroute?

[Xiphan]

Root. Though I find myself increasingly often pronouncing router as rowter.

[Sunseeker]

I do both, depending on who I am talking to.

[Da Baws]

To the few people that say Americans pronounce it rowt, I have to disagree. I was born & raised here, so was everybody I know sans like 4 people. We all pronounce it root. Every single one of us. Though, we all pronounce router as rowter. It's kinda funny.

[Darnash]

When it's the word alone, normally as "rout". But when it's, say, Route 66, I say root. Dunno why.

[melodramocracy]

I say it 'rowt', but it seems that both are perfectly acceptable.

[starlord]

"we are en-root to-"
"the best rowt is-"

[Splenda]

I don't. If I ever have to say that word I just make a high-pitched screeching noise to avoid embarrassment.

If I had been drinking anything, I would have spat it out. This amused me way more than it should have.

On topic: I grew up pronouncing it "rowt", but being surrounded by folks calling it "root" changed my habits.

[Collegeguy]

Both of them are used and are very popular, but if any of you call something a "rooter" or say you're "rerooting" to me in person, I am going to laugh at you.

Forewarning

[Eorayn]

“Root”. Haven’t ever heard anyone say “Rowt”.